The public is hereby informed of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ (NCCA) adoption of the Four-Day Work Week pursuant to the Civil Service Commission (CSC) Memorandum Circular No. 22, series of 2014 dated September 12, 2014. As approved by the CSC, NCCA office hours will be from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM from Monday to Thursday, effective January 5, 2015. Read more

In the National Budget Circular No. 542, issued on August 29, 2012, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reiterates compliance by all offices of the national government, including state universities and colleges, government-owned and controlled corporations, government financial institutions and local government units with Section 93, the Transparency Seal provision of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10155, also known as the General Appropriations Act of 2012. See NCCA compliance with Transparency Seal. Read more

We are part of the NEW story! The National Commission for Culture and the Arts believes in the "Story of Juan," which promotes honest and effective governance, one that is truly transparent, disciplined and serving the interest of the country and its people. This is the very vision of the Public Financial Management (PFM) Reform Program, which aims to improve efficiency, accountability and transparency in public fund use in order to ensure the direct, immediate, substantial and economical delivery of public services especially to the poor. Read details of the PFM program here: http://pfm.gov.ph/ . Watch video

The Republic Act 10066 (National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009) is an act providing for the conservation of the country's national cultural heritage, to be implemented by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). Read and download copy

Created and established under Section 42 of the Republic Act 10066 or Heritage Law, the first Sentro Rizal in the Philippines is located at the 6th floor of the NCCA Building. Its main purpose is the promotion of Philippine arts, culture, and language throughout the world. Read more

Balangay: The Philippine Factsheet aims to be a vessel and conveyor of knowledge on Philippine culture. It also aims to broaden cultural literacy among our people and enhance their understanding of Philippine arts and culture. Check out the latest issue.

This toolkit aims to promote the Southeast Asian community by providing information and classroom resources about our shared values, history, and heritage. This project is in support of the ASEAN Vision 2015. Learn more.

The creation of the NCCA Gallery dedicated to contemporary arts was a joint initiative by the Committees on Visual Arts (NCVA) and on Art Galleries (NCAG) in response to the current demands of a vastly burgeoning contemporary art scene in the Philippines. read full story...

The Philippines is home to hundreds of centuries-old Spanish colonial churches. Built at the height of Spanish influence in the archipelago, these churches are a fusion of European and Asian architectural motifs. Read more

What makes Philippine Art Filipino? To what extent is Philippine art derivative of Western art? Is there anything “Filipino” about, for example, the Manila Wyeth school, the so-called magic realists? How about the paintings of Fernando Amorsolo, Carlos Francisco and Hemando R. Ocampo, all of whom have been identified in a big way with the native sensibility? Read more

Everywhere there are structures from the past that speak to us of our collective identity, which have so much to share about the lessons of history. What to do to save them? Regalado Trota Jose offers tips. Read more

Iloko-Bago cultures highlighted in La Union festivalTawid Taoid, a showcase of Iloko-Bago performances, was celebrated in La Union as part of the National Arts Month in Februrary. Read more in Inquirer.net

NCCA orders halt in construction of Torre de ManilaThe National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order against the construction of a private condominium building believed to be ruining the landscape of Jose Rizal's monument in Manila. Read more in The Philippine Star

Dayaw Festival set on Nov. 21-22 in ZamboThe festival is touted to be the biggest gathering of the country’s IPs set from November 21 to 22, 2014 in the city. Read more

Dayaw Zamboanga 2014 – for environment and peaceFor the first time in the history of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the prime government agency for arts and culture, the annual Dayaw Celebration will be held in Zamboanga City. Read more in the Zamboanga Times

Ayta basketball and other indigenous games are highlights of NCCA’s Dayaw in Baguio Amid encroachments by commercial developers with the collusion of local and national government agencies, cultural communities recently flocked to Baguio for Dayaw, the indigenous-peoples festival organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). Read more in Inquirer.net

Bacolod to host Visayas leg of #Dayaw2014 Indigenous Peoples’ Festival“Dayaw: The Indigenous Peoples’ Festival will be held in Bacolod City” on November 10 and 11 with the theme, “Katutubong Filipino Para sa Kalikasan at Kapayapaan.” Read more in Sun Star Online